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http://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/ http://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/ There are definitely dead-end jobs that don't make you want to get out of bed in the mo
by dpritchett 10y ago
http://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/ http://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
There are definitely dead-end jobs that don't make you want to get out of bed in the morning. Maybe something like the CCC would help with the feeling of meaningful labor.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_Conservation_Corps
- cstanley 10y agoI thought this was interesting from bullshit jobs: "what does it say about our society that it seems to generate an extremely limited demand for talented poet-musicians, but an apparently infinite demand for specialists in corporate law? (Answer: if 1% of the population controls most of the disposable wealth, what we call “the market” reflects what they think is useful or important, not anybody else.)" Same idea echoed in Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus by Douglas Rushkoff https://www.amazon.com/Throwing-Rocks-Google-Bus-Prosperity/dp/1617230170 https://www.amazon.com/Throwing-Rocks-Google-Bus-Prosperity/...
- jdminhbg 10y agoThe obvious missed answer to the question posed is "talented poet-musicians scale much better than corporate lawyers." It's like asking why we produce more coffee machines than mobile operating systems -- it's not because 1% of the population wants more coffee machines.